How does a community foundation meet its mission and grow sustainably? How should community foundations define growth goals?

It's a striking paradox: as community foundations grow their assets, their sustainability is often threatened. Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations (PDF, 2.09MB), authored by Eva Nico, Rebecca Graves Tracy Foster and Fay Hanleybrown and supported by The James Irvine Foundation, is based on research with young and emerging community foundations and explores the promise and paradox of growth.

Community foundations of virtually any size will find valuable information, case studies and economic models. An executive summary (PDF, 105KB) and discussion guide (PDF, 43KB), included in the paper, are also available as separate files for easy distribution. Additionally, a board presentation (PPT, 4.44MB) introduces core concepts of the report.